{"id":560,"date":"2015-03-18T20:10:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T20:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folk.wales\/magazine\/?p=560"},"modified":"2015-09-18T20:13:28","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T19:13:28","slug":"18th-march-2015-dan-walsh-at-llantrisant-folk-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/folk.wales\/magazine\/?p=560","title":{"rendered":"18th March 2015: Dan Walsh at Llantrisant Folk Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

BANJOMONIUM! AND DAN’S THE MAN TO THRILL THE CROWDS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/a>“For someone who doesn’t like banjos – well, it’s not really your night, is it?” Dan’s Walsh’s one-liners come as thick and fast as his firework virtuosity and eye-popping playing, singing and songwriting. Dan doesn’t just play his beloved banjo – he lives<\/em> it, tortured face and voice underlining the hard-hitting lyrics, first attacking and then caressing his instrument. The banjo responds to all this hard love, hitting impossible notes, runs, and a myriad shower of sounds that knock you over like an exhilarating waterfall. The whole show is totally magnificent, and Dan’s whirlwind performance just leaves you breathless.<\/p>\n

His cartwheeling banjo antics are what draws the crowds, but Dan is a pretty outstanding guitarist, too; ‘The Song Always Stays’ is one highlight. But Dan turns the tables on his set, and very soon he’s taking the whole Club on a totally amazing composition called ‘Switchback Reel’, influenced by his tour in India and packed with Far-eastern classical elements. It’s a night to remember – Mick Tems took the image on the left, \u00a0and shot three videos,<\/span><\/a>\u00a0The Hermit of Gully Lake<\/a>, \u00a0With a Memory Like Mine<\/a>\u00a0and Whiplash Reel.<\/a><\/p>\n

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BANJOMONIUM! AND DAN’S THE MAN TO THRILL THE CROWDS “For someone who doesn’t like banjos – well, it’s not really your night, is it?” Dan’s Walsh’s one-liners come as thick and fast as his firework virtuosity and eye-popping playing, singing and songwriting. Dan doesn’t just play his beloved banjo – he lives it, tortured face…<\/p>\n

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